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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Dark brown wool felt cap with ostrich plumes from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Brown wool felt round brimless cap designed by Mae Reeves. The edge of the cap is indented and a length of brown felt is twisted and tacked to the crown with thread. A grouping of brown ostrich plumes is attached at the proper right back of the cap. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.34
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Dark tan felt hat with gold pin from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Dark tan felt hat that resembles a beret with a peaked front attributed to Mae Reeves. The wool felt is shaped with a wide, tall front and no back. Dark brown grosgrain ribbon trims the interior opening. There are no labels, though a seam in the ribbon…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.29ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
photographic equipment

Darkroom timer from the studio of H.C. Anderson

1950s - 1960s

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The timer is metal with a clock and dial on its front with two switches. There are outlets for Safelight and Enlarger on left side. An electrical cord is attached.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.1.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Arts & Performance

Darragh Mortell

1989–

Darragh Desmond Mortell (born 23 June 1989) is a Welsh actor, writer, and director of television, radio and film. He began his career in children's television, starring in television shows such as Diddy Movies, Dani's House, Diddy TV and most notably, The…

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Sports

Darren Banks

1966–

Darren Alexander Banks (born March 18, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 20 NHL games with the Boston Bruins between 1992 and 1994, as well as extensively in the minor leagues and briefly in Europe during a career that…

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Biography & Culture

Darrick Hamilton

Biography

Darrick Hamilton is an American academic and administrator who is currently the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and a university professor at The New School for Social Research. He is also the director of the Institute on Race, Power…

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Arts & Performance

Darryl Banks

Biography

Darryl Banks is an American comic book artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, Cyberpunk, and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running The Justice Machine series for two publishers, Innovation and Millennium.

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Sports & Achievement

Daryl C. McNeill

1960–2013

Daryl Chester "Brick" McNeill Sr. (September 20, 1960 – October 19, 2013) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University from 1995 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2009. He also served as the head…

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BIOGRAPHY
Business

Dave Bing

1943–

David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After starring at Syracuse University,…

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Biography & Culture

Dave Bolen

1923–2022

David Benjamin Bolen (December 23, 1923 – December 10, 2022) was an American track and field athlete, Olympian, diplomat and businessman.

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Sports

David Adeleye

1996–

David Bankole Adeleye (born 16 November 1996) is a British professional boxer. At regional level, he held the British heavyweight title in 2025 and challenged once for the Commonwealth title in 2023.

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Education & Scholarship

David C. Banks

1962–

David C. Banks (born January 14, 1962) is an American attorney and educator who served as the 31st New York City Schools chancellor in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams.

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Business & Enterprise

David Castain

1988–

David Michael Castain II (born August 5, 1988), is an American businessman and academic. He is perhaps best known for leaving a life of crime to later found a marketing firm worth over $5 million by November 2016 and $8.5 million by 2020.

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Business & Enterprise

David Drummond

1963–

David Carl Drummond (born March 6, 1963) is an American business executive and former lawyer. He served as senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer for Alphabet Inc., and, formerly, for its subsidiary, Google. Prior to joining…

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Business & Enterprise

David E. Crawford

Born 1869

David Eugene Crawford (December 26, 1869–?), was an American banker, lawyer, and real estate investor in Boston, Massachusetts. He founded Eureka Co–Operative Bank of Boston in 1910, the first Black-owned cooperative bank in the nation.

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Arts & Performance

David Emmanuel Noel

1972–

David Emmanuel Noel (born 12 December 1972) is a London-born painter, illustrator and designer with a career that includes working on art projects with local government bodies and charitable organizations such as the CAMBA, and the NSPCC. A Fellow of the…

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Arts & Performance

David Harewood

1965–

David Michael Harewood OBE (born 8 December 1965) is an English actor and presenter who has served as president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art since February 2024. He is known for his television roles as David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), J'onn…

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Business & Enterprise

David J. Grain

1962–

David J. Grain (born May 31, 1962) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the current chief executive officer (CEO) of the global investment firm Grain Management LLC, which he founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

David L. Gray

1972–

David L. Gray (born 1972) is an American Catholic theologian, author, speaker, and media host. He is the president and publisher of Saint Dominic's Media and is a Catholic convert from Agnosticism/Deism. Prior to his conversion to Catholicism, he was a…

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Biography & Culture

David Mack

1961–

David Anthony Mack (born May 30, 1961) is a former professional runner and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer involved in the Rampart Division's Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) unit. He was one of the central figures in the…

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Biography & Culture

David S. Cunningham Jr.

1935–2017

David Surmier Cunningham Jr. (June 24, 1935 – November 15, 2017) was a business executive who was elected to the Los Angeles City Council to replace Tom Bradley, who had been elected mayor that year. He represented the 10th district until 1987, when he…

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Business & Enterprise

David Steward

1951–

David Lloyd Steward (born July 2, 1951) is an American billionaire businessperson. Globally, he is the 213th richest and the second-richest African American, after Alex Karp, with a fortune exceeding $10B as of 2025. He is chairman and founder of World…

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Politics & Public Life

David Young

1836–1907

David Young (February 4, 1836 – April 19, 1907) was a farmer, businessman, minister and state legislator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era. After the civil war during which he…

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Education & Scholarship

Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander

1951–

Dawn D. Bennett-Alexander (born 1951) is a lawyer, academic, author and consultant who created the first course in employment law addressing workplace discrimination for colleges of business and led in the development of what is now known as Diversity,…

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